A trio of massive, young star clusters found embedded in a star cloud may shed light on the formation of super-star clusters and globular clusters. The discovery, made with images taken with the ...

Globular clusters — dazzling agglomerations of up to a million ancient stars — are among the oldest objects in the universe. Though plentiful in and around many galaxies, newborn examples are ...

A new image shows Westerlund 1, the largest and closest super star cluster to Earth, in stunning detail. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Picture of the month: The European Space Agency has shared a dazzling image of Westerlund 1, a super star cluster situated around 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Ara. It was first ...